Mirza, 21, has opted out of India’s leading tennis event – next month’s £305,000 Bangalore Open – saying it was becoming impossible to deal with the controversies.
“Every time I have played in India there has been some kind of problem so we just thought it was better not to play at this point,” she [...]

After being the undisputed Indian number one for long, Sania Mirza is now all set to become Asia’s No 1 tennis star, overtaking Chinese ace Na Li in the WTA rankings.
Controversies, injuries and inconsistent form have threatened to derail Sania Mirza’s career time and again but the Indian star continues to rise nevertheless, touching [...]